My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years . Being a waitress changed my 1 . I tried my best to do what I loved--- 2 People. I always made everyone , customers and coworkers, 3 good. One of my 4 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He 5 came for Breakfast on Sunday mornings. 6 I saw the old man coming, I always smiled at him and 7 the best service. One day, Fred saw me and asked , “What’s up ? You’re not 8 today.” I told him that I dreamed of having my own 9 . but when I called my parents to ask for a loan(贷款)，they said , “We just don’t have the 10 .”“Fred,” I said to the old man, “I know I can 11 more if somebody would just have faith in me.” The next day , Fred came and 12 me a check totaling ＄50,000—along with a 13 that read, “The only collateral(抵押品）on this loan is my 14 in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the chance to 15 that dream. I accepted the money and plans for the restaurant I would 16 . Things did not go well. My plans 17 and I lost the money. Later I decided to 18 a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was 19 and became a pretty good agent. 20 I paid back Fred the ＄50,000.Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.
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小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:C
题目分析：本文讲述了作者在一家餐馆打工，我的一个常客Fred Hasbrook给作者5万美金来帮助作者实现梦想，但是作者并没有成功，不过最后作者还是成功的还清了这些钱。
小题1:成为一个服务员改变了我的一生，故选B
小题2:A. pleasing取悦 B. serving服务 C. supporting支持 D. understanding理解；我尽我最大的能力来服务于人们，故选B
小题3:我总是使每一个都感到高兴，feel感到，故选C
小题4:A. daily 日常的 B. ordinary 平凡的 C. normal正常的 D. regular定期的，我定期的一个顾客是Fred Hasbrook，故选D
小题5:他总是星期天的早上来吃早餐，故选D
小题6:A. As soon as 一…就 B. Every time 每一次 C. Because 因为 D. Since自从；每一次我看到他来了，故选 B
小题7:我总是笑脸相迎并且提供给他最好的服务，offer提供D
小题8:你怎么了，今天没有见你笑，故选C
小题9:从后文I accepted the money and plans for the restaurant可知此处作者想开一家餐馆，故选C
小题10:前文讲到作者向父母亲贷款loan，可知此处父母亲说没有钱，故选B
小题11:我知道如果有人给我信心的话我会做的更好地，故选A
小题12:Fred Hasbrook给了我一张支票，hand sb sth给某人某个东西，故选 A
小题13:A. gift礼物 B. note 便条 C. picture 图片 D. book书，并且他给了我一张便条，故选B
小题14:A. wish 希望 B. trust 信任 C. guess猜想 D. demand要求；我对于这个贷款唯一的抵押品就是对你的信任，故选B
小题15:有梦想的好人应该有机会去实现他的梦想，realize 实现，故选C
小题16:我接受了这些钱，并开始计划我能够开的餐馆，故选D
小题17:但是事情变得不好，我失败了失去了所有的钱，故选D
小题18:A. keep on with继续 B. put up with 忍受 C. apply for申请 D. give up放弃；我决定去Merrill Lynch公司申请一个职位，故选C
小题19:A.paid支付 B. employed 雇佣 C. interviewed面试 D. praised表扬；我被雇佣了并且成为了一个很好的代理人，故选B
小题20:最终我还清了Fred 的5万美金，故选C
点评：总体来说文章的题目设置不难，围绕着作者在餐馆打工并且自己创业的过程展开讲述。解答此类文章需要将自己设身处地的融入情节中，对于第一遍做不出的题目不要急于作答，将后续题目答完后再仔细作答。